I am not sure what relevance that provides; she is still in a dependent state regardless of whether she entered as a minor or adult. It’s still the kind of rape you would classify as that of a helpless child, incapacitated elder, or developmentally disabled adult of any age. The “vulnerable adult” terminology puts…

Am I shocked? No, the only shocking thing is the part where the author references his supposed current wealth and says “we’ll just have to take his word for it.” Will we? Because every time you poke at the facade, it crumbles and falls apart, spilling out packing peanuts and shredded paper. It’s ALL fake. I don’t…

No, the price of a single admission is statistically negligible in this equation. All of the value is in the pre-release press for the film.

You must not be paying attention. Things are definitely moving in the opposite direction. Just this week, Orange 45 signed one of those pro-theocracy executive orders the Pence base love so much.

Actually, Germany is very rigorous in its history education. They never, ever want to see the rise of that sort of movement again, and so everyone learns about what happened and how horrific it was. I would argue that America could follow this example, as large parts of the country love to whitewash the terrible…

Here in America, we have celebrity culture, as well as athletics and reality TV, in lieu of the monarchy. There are arguments for abolishing the monarchy, but since they do not hold any real political power, I think you can also make a sincere argument that it provides a beloved (by some) shared cultural narrative. …

Everyone is saying wine/she was toasted, but in my years of regular heavy drinking (which I have thankfully outgrown and can’t get past 1 these days), erratic facial contortion was never a symptom of intoxication for either my companions or me. Slack and glazed, maybe, or overly expressive, but not what she was doing.

Pretty sure that’s one of Cersei’s kids.

Please don’t ruin Procol Harum for me.

Do you mean the Nightly Show? The Daily Show is still going strong with Trever at the helm.

I feel like the violence thing isn’t that hard to prove. I know that I had to do a lot of determined lying to hide the violence even when the ER staff obviously didn’t believe me.

I know what you mean by forced. I’ve had to turn off NPR hen they were airing his speeches. I tried for a while, but they made me sick.

Lemmings. I find it entertaining and relaxing, particularly if I’m listening to NPR or podcasts in the background. And all these years later, there are some high-level puzzles I’ve not solved, nor will I look up those very old solutions until I’m 65 or so. I figure I should get ‘em by then.

Lindy West HAS to secretly be a man in disguise, because no woman would write something this stupid...right?

Only one extra comma.

Me, too. I’m a 31-year-old alcoholic dude with an eating disorder. I tend to be more of the restricting/purging type, but it’s funny to read I’m not alone. I haven’t had a drink in ten hours, and I ate a slice of pizza without making myself vomit (although I’ve been up all night and sober, and worried I might anyway).…